Historians Survey Results
William Howard Taft
| 2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Score | 543 | 528 | 485 | 491 |
| Overall Rank | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
| 2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 47.3 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| Crisis Leadership | 50.0 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| Economic Management | 58.3 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Moral Authority | 59.3 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
| International Relations | 57.2 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
| Administrative Skills | 62.6 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
| Relations with Congress | 54.6 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 28 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 49.4 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 26 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 48.8 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 26 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 55.2 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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Resource Links
- Watch the Washington Journal segment announcing the 2021 survey results
- Watch the four survey advisers discuss the 2021 survey on the Washington Journal
- Listen to The Weekly podcast discussing the 2021 survey
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2021 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2017 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2009 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2000 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- Compare category rankings from all four C-SPAN surveys